MARSTON
The earliest MARSTON in my direct line I can locate is John Sr. (1)
John, Sr. (1)
born 1615-1617 England
died 12/19/1681 Salem, MA
son of Thomas MARSTON and Margaret SAULTER
married Alice EDEN 1640 Salem, MA
she was born 1619 England
she died after 1660
children:
John
born 11/26/1641 Salem, MA
died after 1725
he was made Deacon of the First Church of Salem on 10/14/1685
Ephraim
born 10/30/1643 Salem, MA
Manasseh
born 9/7/1645 Salem, MA
he was a blacksmith
Sarah
born 3/19/1647 Salem, MA
married Samuel PICKWORTH 1667 Salem, MA
Benjamin
born 1/9/1650 Salem, MA
Hannah
born 4/17/1653 Salem, MA
died young
Thomas
born 2/11/1655 Salem, MA
died young
Elizabeth
born 8/30/1657 Salem, MA
died young
Abigail
born 12/19/1658 Salem, MA
married ------ WADLEIGH of Exeter, MA
Mary
born 3/22/1660 Salem, MA
never married
John (2) John (1)
married 1st Mary CHICHESTER 9/5/1664 Salem, MA
daughter of James CHICHESTER and Mary
married 2nd Mary GARDNER TURNER 9/15/1686 Salem, MA
daughter of Thomas GARDNER and Mary
children with Mary CHICHESTER:
John
born 5/26/1666 Salem, MA
died young
John
born 9/2/1667 Salem, MA
died before 1716
Mary
born 11/14/1669 Salem, MA
James
born 11/28/1672 Salem, MA
died young
Sarah
born 8/8/1675 Salem, MA
died young
Manasseh
born 10/25/1677 Salem, MA
died young
children with Mary GARDNER TURNER:
Elizabeth
born 7/10/1687
married Charles BURROWS 10/31/1706 Salem, MA
Ruth
born 1690
married Benjamin PHIPPEN 1716
Ephraim (2) John (1)
married Elizabeth (last name unknown)
children:
Ephraim
born 1673 Salem, MA
Samuel
born 1676 Salem, MA
Manasseh (2) John (1)
married Mercye PEARCE 8/23/1667 Salem, MA
children
Mercy
died 1669 Salem, MA
Benjamin
born 1670 Salem, MA
Samuel
born and died 1674 Salem, MA
Samuel
born 1675 Salem, MA
died 1676 Salem, MA
Benjamin (2) John (1)
married Abigail VEREN 1679
children:
Benjamin
born 1677 Salem, MA
Joseph
born 1681 Salem, MA
THIRD GENERATION
John (3) John (2) John (1)
he was a carpenter in Salem
married Susanna STACY about 1690
daughter of Thomas STACY and Susanna WORCESTER
she was born 1/16/1667
children:
Susanna
born 11/1681 Salem, MA
died after 1725
married Clement ENGLISH Jr.
Benjamin
born 1694 Salem, MA
died 4/1769 Barnstable, MA
Mary
born 5/30/1697 Salem, MA
died young
Sarah
born 4/28/1700 Salem, MA
married Daniel CHEEVERS 1722
Margaret
born 1/2/1703 Salem, MA
married John CHAPPED 1726
FOURTH GENERATION
Benjamin (4) John (3,2,1)
moved to Taunton, MA by 1716
settled in Barnstable, MA by 1717
he built a grist mill, and pioneer woolen factory, which the village around was called 'Marston's Mills'
married Lydia GOODSPEED of Barnstable, MA 4/26/1716
daughter of Ebenezer GOODSPEED and Lydia CROWELL
children:
Benjamin
born 1/2/1715 Barnstable, MA
died 1797
married 1st Rebecca WHELDON
married 2nd Hannah HASKELL
John
born 12/25/1717 Barnstable, MA
died young
Patience
born 1/1/1720 Barnstable, MA
died 10/21/1764
married Edward BACON 9/16/1740 Barnstable, MA
Nymphas
born 2/12/1727 Barnstable, MA
died 2/11/1788
married Mary ALLEN 12/17/1751
Lydia
born 3/1731 Barnstable, MA
married James ALLEN 1/7/1752 Barnstable, MA
Prince
born 3/24/1735 Barnstable, MA
died after 1773
John
born 12/3/1738 Barnstable, MA
died 2/22/1817
married Mary CROCKER 4/9/1762 Barnstable, MA
FIFTH GENERATION
Prince (5) Benjamin (4) John (3,2,1)
married Sarah WINSLOW of Brewster, MA 7/21/1757 in Harwich, MA
daughter of Kenelm WINSLOW and Zervia RYDER
she was born 5/25/1738
they settled on the family homestead in Barnstable and was active in the family business
children:
Isaiah
born 8/27/1758 Barnstable
died 6/24/1827
married Elizabeth LAWRENCE 5/2/1779
Nymphas
born 7/24/1760 Barnstable
died before 1841
Winslow
born 6/1/1764 Barnstable, MA
died 1852
married Elizabeth BLISH 7/22/1786 Barnstable, MA
John
born 4/6/1766 Barnstable, MA
married Olive GOODSPEED 11/1/1789 Barnstable, MA
Benjamin
born 2/9/1768 Barnstable, MA
married Eunice BLISH 1795
Lydia
born 2/12/1770 Barnstable, MA
married Anson GOODSPEED 3/21/1788 Barnstable, MA
they removed to VT after 1788
Prince
born 8/29/1773 Barnstable, MA
died 1857
married Lydia GOODSPEED 1799
SIXTH GENERATION
Nymphas (6) Prince (5) Benjamin (4) John (3,2,1)
married Elizabeth COOPER 5/10/1782 Plymouth, MA
daughter of Richard COOPER and Hannah SAMSON
she died 6/18/1841E. Bridgewater, MA
she is buried in the Central Cemetery in E. Bridgewater, MA
children:
George
born about 1784 Plymouth, MA
lost at sea
Henry
born about 1793 Plymouth, MA
died 5/27/1840 Taunton, MA
Elizabeth
born about 1787 Plymouth, MA
died young
born about 1795 Plymouth, MA
died 4/26/1882
married Stetson CHANDLER 10/6/1816 Plymouth, MA
SEVENTH GENERATION
Henry (7) Nymphas (6) Prince (5) Benjamin (4) John (3,2,1)
married widow Abigail COBB BRADFORD of Middleboro, MA on 3/4/1818 Plympton, MA
daughter of Isaac COBB and Betsey BENT
she was born 1793 Middleboro, MA
she died 7/5/1869 Dighton, MA
they moved to Taunton, MA about 1832
they moved to Halifax, MA by 1836
children:
Nathaniel Henry
born 5/30/1818
died 11/8/1863 at sea
Lucia Samson
born 8/22/1821
married James WADE Jr. of Taunton, MA on 10/23/1841 Taunton, MA
George Winslow
born 7/4/1823
married 1st Louisa RICHARDSON
married 2nd Marie BLACK of Taunton on 2/25/1843
married 1 other, name unknown
Elizabeth Cooper
born 3/12/1826
married Richard ROSE of Dighton, MA
Charles Augustus
born 3/15/1828
married Louisa HOLLOWAY 11/25/1849 Taunton, MA
Nympas W.
born 7/10/1829/30 Plympton, MA
died 4/10/1910
married M. Louisa JORDAN 6/17/1852
William Torrey
born 7/8/1836 halifax, MA
died 4/9/1915 Kennebec OR Augusta, ME at the Togus Hospital/Soldiers Home
EIGHTH GENERATION
William Torrey (8) Henry (7) Nymphas (6) Prince (5) Benjamin (4) John (3,2,1)
married Henrietta M. WADE 6/25/1854 Hanson, MA
daughter of James WADE Sr. and Sabina LYON of Halifax, MA
they divorced in 1878
Henrietta remarried Elbridge P. BONNEY
in 1878 William lived in Boston, MA
in 1879 William's occupation was a painter
in 1900 William lived in Dighton, MA with his niece Eveline MARSTON EAMES
children:
Sophia Lyon Wade
born 6/6/1855
married Manasseh Lloyd ANDREWS
Isabella
born 8/10/1857
died 1948
married John A. BOURNE
Lillian Frances (my gr grandmother)
born 3/22/1864
died 1941
married Walter Preston BEARCE 2/20/1880
son of Benjamin BEARCE and Polly BOURNE
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